Bridport road is closed from Monkeys Jump Roundabout to McDonald’s (Image: Google Earth)Emergency services dealt with a ‘significant fuel leak’ in Poundbury that saw a road closed.Bridport Road was blocked in both directions due to a fuel spillage from…
Met Office rain warning for South West and North East as well of South Wales Ice warning in Scotland as RAC warns drivers of ‘very treacherous’ conditionsBy Mark Duell[1] and Liz Hull[2] Published: 13:11, 4 December 2023 | Updated: 18:09, 4 Decem…
Edd Moore and Damers First School Pictures: Google Maps/Trevor BevinsA SAFE route to Dorchester’s Damers School could be years away – according the those lobbying for it.A campaigner for the route to the Poundbury school, Edd Moore, has told Dorset cou…
No getting away from the jams! Traffic forms tailbacks on Britain’s motorways with 14million journeys expected this August Bank holiday weekend – and there are nationwide rail strikes tomorrowMotorists are being warned to avoid major roads between 10am…
The Bridport & District Model Railway Club held its Annual Summer Model Railway Exhibition in the Sir John Colfox Academy in Bridport.
This was the fourth time the club had held the exhibition at Colfox and it was much more extensive with many more lay…
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Bridport railway station was located on Sea Road North and was in use from November, 1857 until May, 1975.
The line between Maiden Newton and Bridport was run by Bridport Railway, with the train calling at Powerstock and Toller stations.
An extension t…
The busy road – a key route between Dorset and Devon – was closed for about eight hours near Axminster yesterday afternoon.
The crash involved a Citroen C3 car and a MAN lorry near the junction with the A358 at about 1.40pm.
A man in his 70s, from Kilm…
Last year’s Roads to Rail steam rally. Andrew PM Wright
Dedicated Swanage Railway volunteers are to stage a nostalgic fundraising steam rally – bringing the Isle of Purbeck to life with evocative recreations of a bygone age.
Featuring up to 50 tracti…
A four-car crash is causing disruption on a busy Dorset A-road this morning (Thursday, June 15). (Image: Google Maps)
A four-car crash is causing disruption on a busy Dorset A-road this morning (Thursday, June 15).
Dorset Police said it was called …
Lithium batteries are always high on the agenda, not only because they are identified as a dangerous good but also because they are increasingly shipped in a multitude of consumer goods. This has led to more suppliers shipping lithium batteries, some o…